extremidadvsextremidadesWhat's the difference?

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“extremidad” and “extremidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,210
“extremidad” frequency rank
#15,373
“extremidades” frequency rank
47583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extremidad extremidades
Definition Parte del cuerpo que sobresale del tronco pero que está unida a él. Como los brazos, piernas, manos, pies, e incluso la cola de los animales. Forma del plural de extremidad.

Where the eye mixes extremidad and extremidades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. extremidad runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against extremidades's 12 (VCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
extremidad
12 ch
extremidades

Look-alike desk: extremidad vs extremidades

A purely visual mix-up. extremidad ([ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞]) and extremidades ([ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “extremidad” sits inside “extremidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extremidad is recorded at frequency rank #32,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞]. extremidades is at rank #15,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞es].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47583, this pair ranks #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extremidad vs extremidades

Shared letters: adeimrtx. Private to "extremidad": -. Private to "extremidades": s.

"extremidad" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "extremidades" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extremidad ← etxremidad · exrtemidad · extermidad · extreimdad · extremdiad · extremiadd · extremidadd · extremidda
  • extremidades ← etxremidades · exrtemidades · extermidades · extreimdades · extremdiades · extremiaddes · extremidaddes · extremidadess

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extremidad" and "extremidades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞] versus [ekst̪ɾemiˈð̞að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extremidad" or "extremidades"?
"extremidades" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,373 in our Spanish list, against #32,210 for "extremidad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "extremidad" and "extremidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extremidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extremidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #119,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list